Show general exx eral news NEW YORK feb 2 ad poLi als say that the united states slates D iouin for the eastern district f I 1 irinia irginia ir 11 inia was in session at wolfolk 11 tho the decrees of condemnation under the confiscation law have been made which euver cover a largo large amount of valuable pio perty the maidland state convention in in session at baltimore have instructed then their delegates to the national union to vote for lincoln as their st t and only choice for pi resident es ident within a few weeks the secretary of tha N avy y lias has decided to add another any ally to the national squadron in compliance with ansti notions propositions have been made to con construct new vessels to be made of ilon hon but are arc not intended for participation in actual battle s bosta BOSTON N feb A veisel ves sel has arrived bringing 10 news from capetown december that the privateer tuscaloosa Tusca lousa was seized by the british authorities for violation of the neutrality lawsond laws and lan landing dinga a portion of her cargo on the coast NEW YOEK feb ThoV the newborn newbern letter of the says the debels are arc said to bo be at kill kingston alton with a force estimated at L an tt expedition is beier organized fa di alg ew sl 1 A special to the herald ville the ditth says th the e actie state 0 of f au affairs aff tirs u rs at knoxville for four days past lave been threatening but the enemy who shad appealed in some force at strawberry plains lad had le ie crossed the I 1 river oving to a freshet in the hulstein river the efimy enemy are leport ie ported cd to be moving towards georgia with cavalry on the maysville load and their infantry passing near smoky mountains at pres present lit there is no DO anticipation of an attack but one may be made aft erthe river palls falls NEW YORK I 1 the T h hilton head letter of the ibah says operations in florida ire arc still going on although as as yet no DO fighting fightlin moment our advance juices are a re at barbora Bir bora within the last two tv 0 o ar or three alire lays days our cavali cavalie y have bee bacnat flat work ill m the country a few miles off the flola florida central railroad but any bril mt int achievements A train brain of cars ao ae running between jacksonville and barbora considerable difficult difficulty inexperienced g e in getting vessels of moderate draft over st John iBar every blow tends to increase the obstacle n it is lenor ted Beaule gaid ZD is on oil his vy from savannah with a large foice to oppose pro ess towards the tenor ahe road is ig clear from j a 0 lake city and wo we do not fear ML meeting acting the enemy in foice t lia side aide of Sif W 1 river the Pelm allent occupation of florida d 1 ala may le be set down dow n as alfid a difed fifed fact I 1 PS POLIS the union state stat 0 fl IDOus ly passed t 0 the ilio administration ond ml taj alio nomination of lincoln for ic IC tion gov mot toll WAS ciuni nat d li it i rc lection by acclamation tit the C it in bention was vely laigo b eveia portion of the state was represented NEW YORK ad 1 A washington letter says ad advises advices vices bioni near charleston deport some fifteen thousand hoops have been dispatched by the debels to Tal tallahasse labasse expecting an all advance of our falces upon that place part of these stoops are said to have been sent florki georgia the remainder front from Beanie gards at aimy my if inthe the number of the lebel forces are correctly given straights t lits opposing 0 forces will bo be neatly neaily matched CHICAGO feb 24 chattanooga telegram 0 of yeste yesterday iday says it is thought hele that longstreet b having failed to accumulate foice sufficient for eberg energetic 0 ti c operations is now endeavoring to form a junction with johnston at dalton the largest estimates give him two thousand infantry and fifty field pieces the two rebel himics concentrated would probably muster MOD men the marshals bep ort shows the total amount of desertions floell johnstons aimy during january and half of february to be 2076 gen palmer pushed a detachment into lafayette today to day he drove the enemy out of ringgold ab on the and our forces occupied it today to day we drove out a small ichel pati latiol 01 found station two in annles lles distant but buta did not DOL pursue them this town is 1 a 11 I 1 luin only seven families remain out of a pop population iila of three thousand |